Fruit box or the like



Oct. 31, 1933. g D E 1,933,075

FRUIT BOX OR THE LIKE Filed Sept. 6, 1932 2,Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Oct. 31, 1933.

R. E. RUTLEDGE FRUIT BOX OR THE LIKE Filed Sept. 6, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR H imam E @7764 e Patented Oct. 31, 1933 umrso STATES PATENT OFFICE:

FRUIT Box on THE LIKE Robert E. Rutledge, Kalamazoo, Mich, assignor to Sutherland Paper Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Application September 6 1932. Serial No. 631,803

' 4 Claims. 22923) The main objects of this invention are: I walls constituting supporting and bracing mem- First, to provide a box for fruit or the like which bers therefor. may be made of comparatively light material and Each side wall 9 of the inner member is pro at the same time is strong and capable of supportvided with a tO glle 10 011 O Vertical edge and ing relatively heavy contents such as berries.- a Slot 11 On the opposite edge, the slots being 0 Second, to provide a box for fruit or the like adapted to register with the slots of the outer wall which can be shipped in the knock-down and is mem the tongues 0 in p d to engage very quickly set up, the bottom being eifectively h sl s 5 in e Outer w b r r k retained so that it is not likely to be dislocated in Slwnding 0 the 0 5 n e gt so that they efhand1jng fectively retain the inner member within the 65 Objects relating to details and economies of my Outer; a r invention will appear from the description to 01- The tongues '7 constitute g r for the ton u low. The invention is defined and pointed out in 10 preventing the accidental disengagement 0f th daims, the tongues 10 when the box is being handled. '15 A structure which is. a preferred embodiment e enga o the ed of the Side a ls'm of ny invention is illustrated in the accompany Of the inner member with the walls 01 the outer ing drawings, in which: member and these tongues serve to limit the Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a berrybox emdownward movement of the inner member so that bodying my invention. the bottom is effectively sustained and is locked Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical fragmentary secagainst upward displacement. such as might 00 75 tion on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. our from pressure of the fingers on the bottom Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail horizontal section in grasping or handling thebox. When set up, on line 33 of Fig. 1. the box is locked against wracking or collaps- 4 is a plan View of the blank from which th ing movement by the coacting relation of the outer wall member is formed. j inner and outer walls and the box may be made 80 5 is a perspective view of the outer, wall of quitelight material and at the same time is member set up. satisfactory for the purpose.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the inner member ex- In the modification shown in Figs. '7, 8 and 9. tended or in the flat. the inner wall member consists of the bottom 12 Fig. '7 is a perspective View of a slightly modihaving side walls 13, only a pair of the side walls, 85 fled form or embodiment of my invention. however, having tongues 14, and the adjacent Fig. 8 is an enlarged horizontal section on line edge or the adjacent side wall has a slot 15 per- 8-8 of Fig. 7. mitting the tongues to engage the ,slots in the Fig. 9 is a plan View of the inner member in the outer m m This rm i q i s i f y flat as the inner member is quite eilectively locked 90 My improved box comprises an outer band-like retained Within E Outer: wall member 1 rectangular in horizontal section The twoplece sylucture 15 Very qumkly and downwardly tapered. This is formed of a g 1 only bemg necessary t o erect or blank 2 (see Fig. 4) scoredat 3 to facilitate foldlust the Outer member to the Show m r. 5, lay the inner member thereon, and push 5 mg, the ends of the blank having overlapping por- L O 9. mom which are glued together. down on the bottom portion vhereof when the At each corner the outer wall member is retaining tongues will snap into place. The locking tongues for the inner member are of con- ;Vlded t 510.13 E s 2 emg of g g z siderable width so that they effectively snap into 4" t orme y an e Dnga e place and they are not likely to be broken or 1 D shaped slit indicated at 6 so that when the outer tom Ofi even when the box is formed of light member 1s set up, as shown in Fig. 5, the slots 5 and Cheap Stock, economy being Obviously a fear reslflt 'f parts out out form the l ture clearly to be desired on account of the use pmJectmg m tongues to which the box is especially designed. a

. The inner member comprises a bottom 8 hav- I have shown Ventilating Openings 15 t t m5 integral Sid-E Walls 9 On its edges, h bottom will be understood that these openings can be being 0f Such dimeIlSiOnS as t0 fit Within the Outer arranged as desired although the openings in the member at 01 adjace t. the bot m t e eof a side walls of the inner and outer members should shown in Fig. 2. The innerside walls 9 are downregister in order to be most effective.

"5-5 W r y tapered SO hat they fitwithin the. outer. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe 1 certain adaptations and modifications which I contemplate as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A box comprising a band-like downwardly tapered outer wall member having vertical slots at the corners thereof, portions of the walls being partially severed to provide the slots and col stituting projecting guard tongues, and an inner member comprising a bottom and downwardly tapered inner side walls on the edges thereof fitting within the outer wall member, each of said inner side walls having a notch on one vertical edge aligning with said slots in said outer wall member and a tongue on the opposite vertical edge engaging the slots whereby the inner member is retained and supported within the outer, the said tongues on the outer member con-' stituting guards for the retaining tongues on the her and a tongue on the opposite vertical edge engaging and fitting the slots whereby the inner member is retained and supported within the outer.

3. A box comprising a band-like downwardly tapered outer wall member having vertical slots at the corners thereof, portions of the walls being partially severed to provide the slots and constituting projecting guard tongues, and an inner member comprising a bottom and downwardly tapered inner sidewalls on the edges thereof fitting within the outer wall member, certain of said inner side walls having a tongue on one vertical edge engaging and fitting the slots whereby the inner member is retained and supported within the outer, the said tongues on the outer member constituting guards 'for the retaining tongues on the inner.

4; A box comprising an outer downwardly tapered band-like outer wall member having a vertical slot at each corner thereof, and an inner member comprising a bottom and downwardly tapered inner side walls fitting within said outer wall member, certain of said inner side walls having tongues on their edges engaging and fitting said slots in the outer member, the adjacent edges of adjacent inner side walls having notches aligning with said slots and receiving and fitting said tongues.

ROBERT E. RUTLEDGE. 

